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8th April1945 |
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F/O D J Watson RAAF P/O R S King F/L W A C Patterson DFC P/O G A Halliday RAAF F/O R M Gale P/O A J Damm RAAF F/O W G Flynn DFM |
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 F/O
D J Watson.  P/O King.
F/L Patterson. P/O Halliday.
F/O Gale. 
P/O A J Damm. F/O Flynn. |
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| Take off :- | 19:46 | Base :- | RAF Driffield | Mission :- | Hamburg | |
| Details :- | On returning to base they encountered fog and whilst trying to locate the airfield flew into trees and crashed at 01:15 at Kirkburn Grange Farm, 2 miles West of the airfield. | |||||
| F/O Watson is buried in Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery. | ||||||
| P/O King is buried in Sutton Road Cemetery, Southend-On-Sea. | ||||||
| F/L Patterson is buried in Hexham Cemetery. | ||||||
| P/O Halliday is also buried in Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery. | ||||||
| F/O Gale is buried in Roundhay St John Churchyard. | ||||||
| P/O Damm is buried in Dalnottar Cemetery. | ||||||
| F/O Flynn is buried in Manchester Southern Cemetery. | ||||||
Picture
of P/O A J Damm donated by Graeme Phanco |
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further information then please contact me using the address below. |
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| halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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